Australian Interschools Competition 2024

In an exhilarating competition last week, Cranbrook’s Snowsports legends achieved some outstanding results. Cranbrook students represented the School with 26 athletes on snow in the National competition held at Perisher. Skiing and Snowboarding against a very competitive field of over 1500 athletes from almost 300 primary & secondary schools across Australia, our representatives competed in 16 events across 6 days. Teams and individuals battled it out, bringing home 6 Team medals, one individual podium and an array of personal bests spanning the field. In a spectacular result across the divisions, the Junior School team even nabbed 3rd place in the Overall Primary Point Score!

From Day 1 on the mountain, facing challenging weather with strong winds and above-zero temperatures, every division gave it their all, making Cranbrook proud.

In our upper divisions, special congratulations go out to our Senior cross-country teams who achieved podium finishes in:
Division 1 Cross Country Classic – Team SILVER (Dash B 6^th, Charles M 7^th, Jai R 10^th)
Division 1 Cross Country Relay – Team SILVER (Charles M, Jai R, Dash B)

In our lower divisions, our Junior teams also achieved podium finishes in:
Division 4 Cross Country Classic – Team BRONZE (Charlie R 4^th, Hugo C 22^nd, Sam S 13^th)
Division 4 Cross Country Relay – Team BRONZE (Charlie R, Sam S, Hugo C)
Division 5 Ski Cross – Team GOLD (Hunter W 2^nd, Sebastian S 7^th, Xavier F 39^th)
Division 5 Ski Cross – Individual SILVER (Hunter W)

Throughout the event, we witnessed many standout performances. In addition to those above, other individual top 20 results included:
Division 1 XC Classic – Thomas S-K – 13^th , Chester M – 18^th, Sam O – 20^th
Division 2 Moguls – Oscar P – 9^th
Division 2 XC Classic – Sach E – 6^th
Division 2 Snowboard GS – Ziggy E – 15^th
Division 2 Snowboard Cross – Ziggy E – 19^th
Division 3 XC Classic – Oliver S-K – 20^th
Division 4 Alpine – Charlie R – 16^th
Division 5 Alpine – Hunter W – 12^th, Sebastian S 14^th
Division 5 Moguls – Sebastian S – 16^th, Hunter W – 19^th
Division 5 Ski Cross – Wynn A – 18^th
Division 5 XC Classic – Imanol P – 7^th, Hunter W – 12^th, Xavier F – 15^th

Although the snow conditions were less than optimal, in typical Cranbrook fashion, the athletes persevered and rose to the challenge. Though the season has now concluded, the focus remains on our collective achievements and growth. We have navigated challenges, celebrated victories and solidified our place as a competitive team. Please join us in congratulating all of our Snowsports athletes on a spectacular season.

Snowsports Captains: Jude M and Chester M
Snowsports Staff: Genet Erickson Adam, Tara Schmidtke, Cristie Whitten, David Scardino